Egg production performance of Philippine mallard duck (Anas platyrynchos Linn.) with varying plumage colors

Date

4-2012

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Major Course

Major in Animal Science

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Magpantay, Veneranda

Committee Member

Dagaas, Clarita Capitan, Severino Supangco, Enrico

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the egg production performance of Philippine Mallard ducks with black, brown, dark brown and light brown plumage colors. A total of 1100 ready-to-lay Mallard ducks (22 weeks-old) housed in an elevated housing system with ponds were used. Three replicates for black, brown and dark brown and two replicates for light brown with 100 ready-to-lay ducks per replicate were used. Egg production and egg quality parameters (i.e. egg weight, shell thickness, albumen height, and yolk color) were taken and subjected to Analysis of Variance and Least Significant Difference (LSD) test to determine significantly different treatment means. Linear Contrast Analysis was also performed to compare black plumage color over those with a shade of brown plumage colors.Results showed that Mallard ducks with black plumage had significantly (P

Language

English

Call Number

Thesis

Document Type

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